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The key takeaway: a little summer haul at Zara, and above all a challenge I love, taking rather sexy pieces and making them elegant. An apple-green knit cut-out dress that a bun and discreet jewellery ennoble, a midi dress in khaki linen with a V-neckline and a crossed back, elevated by beige heels, and a wrap mini-skirt in linen, absolute comfort. The real subject isn’t the garment, it’s what you do with it, the hairstyle, the jewellery, the way fabrics are matched. Elegance is a matter of dosage.<\/div><\/div>\n

Hello to you, the sun is finally here, the heat too, and so it was time to go for a little shopping session. I stopped by Zara, and I brought back mostly dresses and skirts, with an idea in the back of my mind, making them elegant rather than just pretty<\/strong>. Because that’s the whole game, isn’t it, a piece can be sexy to begin with, it’s afterwards, in the way you wear it, that everything is decided. Settle in, we’ll try it all together.<\/p>\n

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The apple-green knit dress, the challenge of ennobling the sexy<\/h2>\n

We start with the boldest one, a dress in electric apple-green knit, open at the sides with a little ring in the middle.<\/p>\n

Sensual to begin with, and that’s on purpose<\/h3>\n

Let’s be honest, this cut is sensual from the start<\/strong>, V-neckline, side openings that hint at the ribs, a back worked with crossed strips of fabric. It’s pretty, it’s fitted, and that’s not a flaw at all. The question is simply how to give it poise, class, without erasing its charm.<\/p>\n

The hairstyle and the jewellery that change everything<\/h3>\n

And there, the secret comes down to two gestures. Putting the hair up, first, because as soon as you clear the nape over a bare bust, it instantly brings poise<\/strong>, confidence. A bun, low or high, and the figure straightens up. Then, dosing the jewellery, fairly present earrings, and we stop there. With a soft colour like this khaki on certain pieces or this gentle green, sandy beige heels go together wonderfully.<\/p>\n

The golden rule of jewellery.<\/strong> Don’t go for a three-piece set. If the earrings are bold, forget the necklace, otherwise the whole look gets weighed down and loses all its finesse. Elegance is often what you choose not to wear.<\/div><\/div>\n

The midi linen dress in khaki, natural elegance<\/h2>\n

Time for linen, that fabric that comes back the moment the warm days arrive, and that I adore (yes, even creased, I own it, I didn’t iron, you make do).<\/p>\n

V-neckline and open back<\/h3>\n

This is a midi dress in khaki linen, with a very pretty V-neckline over the chest, and a worked open back, crossed by strips of fabric. It’s fresh, it lets the air through, and it has a natural elegance<\/strong>, effortless. The kind of dress that needs almost nothing to hang well.<\/p>\n

The heels and the travel jewellery<\/h3>\n

I tried it with sandy beige heels, and the harmony of soft colours works straight away. As for jewellery, I brought out earrings carried back from India and a silver bracelet found in Morocco, in Essaouira… it’s often those pieces, charged with a memory, that give a soul to a very simple outfit. A little bun, and the whole thing gains in allure.<\/p>\n

The wrap mini-skirt in linen, comfort owned<\/h2>\n

We finish with a wrap mini-skirt, still in linen, and there it’s comfort that speaks.<\/p>\n

The comfort star of the summer<\/h3>\n

A skirt-short is the freedom of a skirt<\/strong> with the peace of mind of shorts, I’m a big fan. I paired it with a little knit tank top and bow sandals found long ago at Texto, whose little detail echoes precisely the drape of the skirt. That’s the whole thing, the discreet echo from one element to another, that’s what makes an outfit hold together.<\/p>\n

The thread of elegance.<\/strong> Don’t mix textures too much, match the fabrics and the colours, avoid tones that are too loud side by side. Stay within a range that harmonises, and let a single element speak at a time.<\/div><\/div>\n

So, sexy or elegant, must we choose<\/h2>\n

Deep down, across these three outfits, the conclusion is always the same, the garment sets the opening note, but it’s us who write what follows. A bun, a well-chosen pair of earrings, colours that answer one another, and the same dress changes register entirely<\/strong>. The sexy doesn’t disappear, it dresses itself in restraint, and that’s exactly where elegance is born.<\/p>\n

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